Loh reaches India Open last 16; Sen, Prannoy fall short
Loh Kean Yew reaches the last 16 of the BWF India Open 2025 on Wednesday but home favorites Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy fell short.
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LOH REACHES LAST 16 AFTER BEATING LEE CHIA-HAO IN HIS OPENING MATCH
Loh reaches the last 16 after he he defeated Lee Chia-hap, 21-15, 22-20, in his opening round match.
Furthermore, the Singaporean shuttler needed to erase a 15-18 deficit in the second set to avoid a decider.
Moreover, Lee tied the match at 19-all before Loh outgunned him, 3-1, the rest of the way.
Singapore’s 2024 Paris Olympian will next play Kodai Naraoka for a place into the quarterfinals.
Loh hopes to sustain his 5-0 record in his head-to-head matchup against his next Japanese opponent.
SEN, PRANNOY ELIMINATED AS HOME FAVORITES LOSE IN HOME TURF
Moreover, Sen and Prannoy were eliminated as the home favorites lose before their fans.
Furthermore, Sen absorbed a 15-21, 10-21 loss to Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei in just 37 minutes.
India’s world No.12 men’s singles player fell to a Chinese Taipei shuttler early in a tournament for a second straight time.
Sen was knocked out by Chi Yu-jen at the Malaysia Open last week.
Prannoy failed to sustain quick start after absorbing a 21-16, 18-21, 12-21 setback to worldNo.33 Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei.
AN SE-YOUNG TOO MUCH FOR CHIU IN WOMEN’S SINGLES ACTION
Furthermore, An Se-young was too much for Chiu Pin-chian to open her campaign on a high note in women’s singles action.
Moreover, South Korea’s world No.1 posted a 22-20, 21-15 win in her opening round-of-32 match.
An overcame an 18-20 deficit in the opening set to win it before she stepped up her game in the second set.
She was dragged by Chiu to a 3-3 standoff early in the second before she pulled away for an 11-5 lead and never looked back.
Meanwhile, India’s Malvika Bansod fell short against China’s Han Yue, 22-20, 16-21, 11-21.
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